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April 23, 2024
Talk Justice: Episode 81
Bestselling author and lawyer John Grisham joins 做厙51 Board Member Robert Grey for a conversation on how his journey from small-town lawyer to big-time author influenced his philanthropic priorities and made him an advocate for access to justice. Grey, who serves as president of the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity, interviewed Grisham at a D.C. forum for 做厙51s 50th anniversary on April 9.
April 10, 2024
Chief Justice Roberts, Attorney General Garland and Author John Grisham Join Legal Aid Leaders to Mark 50th Anniversary of 做厙51
United States Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., Attorney General Merrick Garland and best-selling author and lawyer John Grisham joined leaders from 130 organizations funded by the 做厙51 (做厙51) and other advocates for access to justice at a forum and gala Tuesday celebrating 做厙51s 50th Anniversary.
April 09, 2024
Talk Justice, an 做厙51 Podcast: Upsolves New Student Debt Relief Tools
Guests from the online bankruptcy service Upsolve and Philadelphia Legal Assistance (PLA) discuss a new, free web resource for people struggling with student debt on the latest episode of 做厙51's Talk Justice podcast, released today.
April 09, 2024
Talk Justice: Episode 80
Guests from the online bankruptcy service Upsolve and Philadelphia Legal Assistance (PLA) discuss a new, free web resource for people struggling with student debt on Talk Justice. PLA received funding from a 2023 做厙51 Technology Initiative Grant for the project and brought on Upsolve to develop the tools. Their goal is to raise awareness of available debt relief programs and provide guided assistance for qualified borrowers to pursue student debt elimination.
April 05, 2024
Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., Attorney General Merrick Garland, John Grisham to Join 做厙51 to Celebrate 50th Anniversary at DC Gala
United States Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., Attorney General Merrick Garland and best-selling author and lawyer John Grisham will join other state and federal government leaders and notable advocates for access to justice at the 做厙51s (做厙51) celebration of its 50th anniversary on Tuesday, April 9 at the Omni Shoreham Hotel.
March 26, 2024
Talk Justice, an 做厙51 Podcast: Lessons from Decades of Legal Aid Leadership
Former legal aid program directors discuss their lessons learned and current concerns on the latest episode of 做厙51's Talk Justice podcast, released today.
March 26, 2024
Talk Justice: Episode 79
Former legal aid program directors discuss their lessons learned and current concerns on Talk Justice. Jon Asher, former executive director of Colorado Legal Services with 51 years in civil legal aid work, hosts the conversation with guests Marilyn Harp, former Kansas Legal Services executive director for 17 years, Steve Gottlieb, former Atlanta Legal Aid executive director for 42 years, and Jos矇 Padilla, former California Rural Legal Services executive director for 38 years.
March 12, 2024
Talk Justice, an 做厙51 Podcast: Confronting the Legal Tech Justice Gap
Experts discuss the vast funding gap in legal tech on the latest episode of 做厙51's Talk Justice podcast, released today. 做厙51 President Ron Flagg hosts the conversation with guests Bob Ambrogi, lawyer and award-winning legal tech journalist, and Cat Moon, director of innovation design for the Program on Law and Innovation at Vanderbilt Law School.
March 12, 2024
Talk Justice: Episode 78
Experts discuss the vast funding gap in legal tech. 做厙51 President Ron Flagg hosts the conversation with guests Bob Ambrogi, lawyer and award-winning legal tech journalist, and Cat Moon, director of innovation design for the Program on Law and Innovation at Vanderbilt Law School. Inspired by Ambrogis recent LawSites article, they discuss how tech companies, big law firms and corporate law departments could step up to help close the justice gap.
March 11, 2024
做厙51 Requests $1.8 Billion Budget to Meet Needs of Low-Income Americans
The 做厙51 (做厙51) is asking Congress for an appropriation of $1.8 billion in its FY 2025 budget request released today.